Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli's Recommendations for 5 Essential Spirits for the Home Bar:

• Gin (Plymouth, Beefeater, Bombay or London Dry)
• Spicy Rye (Rittenhouse 100-proof)
• Benedictine Liqueur
• Chartreuse Liqueur
• Vermouth (Martini & Rossi

Cocktail Ingredients

The Alaska - Recommended Glass: Cocktail Glass

• 2¼ oz gin
• ¾ oz Yellow Chartreuse
• 2 dashes orange bitters
• lemon twist for garnish

The Colleen Bawn - Recommended Glass: Coupe Glass

• 1 oz rye (Rittenhouse 100 Rye Whiskey)
• 1 oz Yellow Chartreuse
• 1 oz Benedictine
• 1 egg

The Alaska Cocktail

1. Stir all ingredients and strain into a cocktail glass
2. Add a lemon twist garnish

The Colleen Bawn Cocktail

1. Hard shake ingredients and strain into a coupe glass
2. To with grated nutmeg